Micah 6:8He has told you, O mortal, what is good;and what does the Lord require of youbut to do justice, and to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God A woman who just moved to the greater Boston area sought a new faith community to call home. On the recommendation of a friend, she […]
A Letter to the Church About Mental Illness
Dear Church, Here are some ways you can open your doors wider and welcome people with mental illness. Some aren’t super hard. Some are. (But, I’m here to cheer you on). Give them a try? Tell me about it? 1. Preach about it: Include people with mental illness in sermon illustrations and stories. And, (please!) […]
What If?
Last week a friend brought us supper, and sat and ate with us while our 14 month old Leona shrieked (because she doesn’t yet have words to tell us what she wants/needs) and cried (because molars hurt). After my husband biked off to his Buddhist sangha gathering, my friend (who does not have children) said, […]
Finding Community, Dignity, and Agency
If you come to Minneapolis – and bring a warm coat if you come in the winter – you’ll see a lot of big, old houses like the one pictured with this blog. Though it looks like a lot of the others, this house is actually quite different from the rest. It’s the home of […]
Healing
When people think of faith and healing, oftentimes images come to mind of charismatic televangelists summoning healing for people on a large stage. Maybe you think of Jesus encountering the man called Legion in the hills and summoning the unsettling spirits out of him, driving them into swine. No matter what image comes to mind […]
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